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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Works Committee Minutes 2026 02-17-26APPROVED 4/21/26 Page 1 of 2 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 6:00pm Yorkville City Hall, East Conference Room #337 651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville, IL IN ATTENDANCE: Committee Members Chairman Craig Soling Alderman Rusty Corneils Alderman Joe Plocher Alderman Dan Transier Other City Officials City Administrator Bart Olson, via Zoom Assistant City Administrator Erin Willrett Engineer Brad Sanderson, EEI Public Works Director Eric Dhuse Assistant Public Works Director John Sleezer Other Guests: None The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Chairman Craig Soling. Citizen Comments: None Previous Meeting Minutes: January 20, 2026 The minutes were approved as presented. New Business: 1. PW 2026-18 Snow Operations Report Mr. Dhuse reported that 2,450 tons of salt have been used this year, more than the last 2 years combined. He noted the number of tons at the county building and the shop and any remaining salt will be moved to the salt dome. 2. PW 2026-19 Kendall Marketplace Townhomes – Phase 1 Acceptance Mr. Sanderson said the punchlist work has been completed for Phase 1 and he recommended acceptance. A one- year guarantee bond will be required. Work on Phase 2 and 3 has just been finished and that will be on next month's agenda. This will move to the consent agenda. 3. PW 2026-20 Grande Reserve Unit 6 – Bond Release All punchlist work has been completed for Unit 6 and Mr. Sanderson recommended release of the maintenance bond. He noted a couple of the lots have separate bonds and those will be released when the sidewalk work is complete. This also moves to the consent agenda. 4. PW 2026-21 North Receiving Station – Change Order No. 1 Mr. Sanderson said there were 2 components to the Change Order. One is for credit on different valves. Some modifications to the water main were made and when construction started, there was a bit of an increase. In addition, the ComEd service was done by the contractor rather than the city and was added to the Change Order. Overall, $228,000 is recommended for deduction from the contract. This moves to the regular agenda. Page 2 of 2 5. PW 2026-22 Faxon Road Reconstruction – Design Engineering Agreement Amendment – Change Order No. 1 Mr. Dhuse said this item and item 6 are related to the Cyrus 1 project on Faxon and Beecher. There has been year-long negotiations with residents on the south side of Faxon regarding a re-design for the north side of the road. It can be done, but will take substantial effort over the original design. Cyrus 1 has approved this, but no work will begin until the payment is received. The increase is $47,680. This item will move to the regular agenda. 6. PW 2026-23 Beecher Road Reconstruction – Design Engineering Agreement Amendment - Change Order No. 1 This is for the east side purchase of Beecher Rd. that Cyrus 1 made and extends the Beecher reconstruction by 1,500 feet, requiring the plans to be changed. The cost is $76,322 and will also be paid for by Cyrus 1. This moves to the regular agenda. 7. PW 2026-24 2026 Water Main Improvements – Contract Award Mr. Sanderson said many bids were received for this project which includes water main and road work. The total bid came in at $5.2 million, higher than anticipated and Winninger Excavating was the low bidder. Additional water main work had been requested by Public Works and the contract cost will need to be reduced to accommodate this additional work. He recommends awarding the full amount and doing a Change Order later to remove about $500,000 of work. The recommended area to be removed is around the Adrian, Blaine and State St. area. Water main replacement will be done near there in 2028 and those streets will be included then. The Change Order will be brought forward in March or April. This item moves to the regular agenda. 8. PW 2026-25 Resolution Approving an Engineering Agreement with Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (2026 Water Main Improvements – Construction Engineering) Mr. Dhuse said this item is a companion to item #7. He said $425,000 is budgeted which includes payment to Engineering Enterprises for $397,830 and $21,665 for direct expenses. This moves to the regular agenda. 9. PW 2026-26 Fox Hill, Sunflower Estates and Cannonball Estates SSA Maintenance This is informational and Public Works will go out to bid for a 3-year contract. This year the Public Works crew finished the trail sealing, saving the residents substantial money. The RFP will be brought to committee in April. 10. PW 2026-27 Leaf Disposal RFP It has been 3 years since this had been bid and a substantial increase is expected, said Mr. Dhuse. He said they have built 3 cages on the trucks from an idea from Mr. Sleezer, allowing the trucks to keep moving. Alderman Corneils asked where the leaves are taken for disposal--they are taken to a farm east of Oswego. 11. PW 2026-28 Boombah Boulevard and Commercial Drive Traffic Control Study - Discussion Mr. Olson said an analysis was done in 2025 following a likely resident complaint. The t-intersection is unsignalized, however, the analysis does not warrant a sign at this time. He said if the committee so desires, this matter would be forwarded to the City Council. It will be moved forward to the regular agenda for Mr. Olson to present. Old Business: None Additional Business: Alderman Transier received an email from a citizen concerned about one of his trees being trimmed by the city at Greenbriar and Walsh. Mr. Dhuse said Property Standards called the citizen following a study the city did. Mr. Dhuse will speak with him. A stop sign was also suggested by another resident, near the end of Greenbriar An analysis was done and a stop sign is warranted if the tree branch is still impeding sight. Incomplete stops may also contribute to the problem at this intersection. There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 6:20pm. Minutes respectfully transcribed by Marlys Young, Minute Taker